Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterDavid Grieg’s rowdy, informal yarn makes a pleasingly oddball antidote to the classic Christmas show Devils may not seem very festive but David Greig’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMYork Theatre RoyalPaul Hendy’s cast deliver a dependable mix of song and dance, spectacle and silliness, as well as a brilliant, bin-toting Buttons For decades, the Theatre Royal panto has…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMHope Mill theatre, ManchesterWith belting vocals and dazzling dance, this musical update jumps into a vivid Oz full of street art and neon lights Director Matthew Xia’s updated staging of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMLeeds PlayhouseWhen a pupil confronts his teacher after she fails to defend him from police, more questions are raised than can be contained in this drama What does solidarity look like? In …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMAvailable onlineA solitary woman finds a strange new presence in her remote house in this audio play which debates people v the planet, nature v culture The stranger on the threshold is a dr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMLeeds PlayhouseWilson’s play eavesdrops on the lives of an African American taxicab crew in a quietly compelling snapshot of men on the margins in the 1970s Single-location dramas are all …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMYork Theatre RoyalA scrambled script and an over-reliance on dry ice leave this version of Sleepy Hollow tired and empty Outside Sleepy Hollow, a sign implores visitors: “Don’t pass by. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PMYork Theatre RoyalTonderai Munyevu reflects on the men who have loomed large in his life in a thought-provoking show ‘Where are you from?” It’s a question that writer and actor Tondera…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PMOastler Market Car Park, BradfordBradford-based performers use their passion for modified motors to explore the challenges faced by Muslim men in Britain today There’s a striking moment in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PMRowntree Park, YorkA retiring park keeper seeks meaning in the wake of trauma in Mike Kenny’s story of wartime loss Last summer, York’s outdoor Park Bench Theatre provided an emotional …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AMRoyal Exchange theatreLauryn Redding weaves the musician’s swagger with the storyteller’s confiding tone to depict a thrilling summer of love One of the reasons we go to the theatre is t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMScarcroft Allotments, YorkThe performers’ tail-wagging joy at being back in front of audiences can’t sustain this uneven history of the canine show In many ways, Mikron’s touring model…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMLeeds PlayhouseThe poet and actor are among six writers whose short monologues span the theatre’s 50 years – from the Yorkshire Ripper to a post-lockdown future As Leeds Playhouse welco…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PMYork Theatre RoyalA mix of music, dance, comedy and poetry delivers a bittersweet reminder of what lockdown deprived us of – and a joyous celebration of live performance On the screen at t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMAvailable onlineThis ingenious show featuring Mel Giedroyc casts its audience as board members of a charity and gives them a dilemma It’s a classic question: what would you be willing to o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMAvailable onlineWhile outrage against misogyny flares up once more, this collection of audio works by the Royal Exchange theatre celebrates marginalised and unsung female figures This year,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMAvailable online Viewers collaborate to chase clues and solve a deadly mystery in the follow-up to last year’s Jury Duty Online adventure and puzzle games – the socially distanced cousin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMLeeds PlayhouseImitating the dog reinvents medieval wagon theatre for the 21st century – but it’s more of an idea than a fully fleshed out story Credit to imitating the dog for looking a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMOld Vic: In CameraThe Sherlock and Fleabag actor is transfixingly tender in Stephen Beresford’s skilful monologue, performed against an eerie, empty auditorium Three Kings is an unusually…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMRowntree Park, York This tangled monologue – delivered to a socially spaced audience with emphatic charm by Chris Hannon – is a diverting way to bring open-air theatre back to life First…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMAvailable onlineThis half-hour play about call-centre workers is an unsettlingly effective study of the isolation inflicted by coronavirus The best theatre and dance to watch online This new…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMAs the writer and actor takes I, Cinna (the Poet) on to Zoom, he talks about how the pandemic may result in shaking up the structure of theatre for the better ‘I always fly the flag of li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMAvailable online Manchester’s Home stages a lockdown all-nighter exploring students’ dreams, alongside time-capsule plays about spiralling social media horrors and disrupted lives ‘We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMAvailable onlineJames Phillips’s clash of near-future and Arthurian legend imagines patriotic nostalgia taken to extremes, if your nerves can take it Extra tension is, understandably, som…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMReinventing courses that rely on physical contact is a challenge, but digital training could be the perfect curtain-raiser into theatre’s brave new world Like so much else in this current …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMThis experimental piece plays out in comment threads delivered direct to camera and raises important questions about theatre on the internet It’s an odd bit of coincidence that Kieran Hurl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMEveryman, LiverpoolJosie Lawrence stars in Jonathan Harvey’s story of the Domingo clan who have plenty of skeletons in their cupboards As messed up families go, the Domingos are off the ch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMHope Mill theatre, ManchesterAn asteroid is hurtling towards Earth in Alison Carr’s new play, where everyone takes part in a pub quiz The local boozer might not be a bad place to wait for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMLeeds PlayhouseWith echoes of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, Mel Pennant’s new play focuses on the mothers who are left behind Racism, as Mel Pennant’s new play explores, does not come …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMDeaf and disabled actors are bringing a fresh dimension to the much-loved tale in Leeds Playhouse’s new production. The creative team explain its ‘aesthetics of access’ Entering direct…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMNorthern Stage, Newcastle upon TyneThe Young’uns bring the astonishing true story of a working-class hero who fought against Franco to rousing musical life Five years ago, the folk band th…
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